Date: July 28th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “In my position, I offer support to kids who have difficult life circumstances. However, sometimes it seems the child doesn’t have the bandwidth to process my suggestions and still participate in their classwork. Do you have any ideas for me?”
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Date: July 24th, 2024

We know the first six weeks of school are super important! But it can’t end there. School starts again after each break.
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Date: July 20th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “Any time my lessons involve vocabulary such as ‘the wind breaks’ or words that rhyme with something crude, my 7th graders start snickering and saying inappropriate things like ‘she said break wind!’ or ‘she said fart!’ This drives me nuts. Any ideas?”
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Date: July 16th, 2024

Teach kids how not to be disruptive when they don’t want to be there. It’s an important life skill!
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Date: July 14th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I’m a Music teacher, when I have a kid who misbehaves, I tell their classroom teacher but I feel out of the loop because I won’t even see the child again until the following week. And when I do see them… should I address the issue or assume it’s been handled?”
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Date: July 10th, 2024

Resiliency is more than just getting through something!
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Date: July 6th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I have a kid who is very anxious, and I try to help them process their experiences but… is it possible I’m overdoing it and contributing to the anxiety?”
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Date: July 2nd, 2024

When kids see their successes with short, frequent assessments, this keeps them motivated.
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Date: June 29th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “Is there an easy way to assess social emotional skills that we could use as a school to determine if we are consistently addressing the needs of our students and to help us measure our progress?”
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Date: June 26th, 2024

Our brains are more attuned to emotions than logic. So don’t be afraid to change your delivery to reach the emotions of your students!
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